Read this passage from The Odyssey.

So he laid his trap

but he never caught me, no, wise to the world

I shot back in my crafty way, 'My ship?

Poseidon god of the earthquake smashed my ship,

he drove it against the rocks at your island's far cape,

he dashed it against a cliff as the winds rode us in.

I and the men you see escaped a sudden death.'

What explicit detail is the reader given about Odysseus in this passage?

a. Odysseus did not fear Poseidon or the other gods.

b. Odysseus was not tricked by the Cyclops's question.

c. Odysseus is not easily fooled by the lies of others.

d. Odysseus thought the Cyclops was a clever monster.

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Ismael Dudley

28 February, 20:42

Read this passage from The Odyssey.

So he laid his trap

but he never caught me, no, wise to the world

I shot back in my crafty way, 'My ship?

Poseidon god of the earthquake smashed my ship,

he drove it against the rocks at your island's far cape,

he dashed it against a cliff as the winds rode us in.

I and the men you see escaped a sudden death.'

What explicit detail is the reader given about Odysseus in this passage?

a. Odysseus did not fear Poseidon or the other gods.

b. Odysseus was not tricked by the Cyclops's question.

c. Odysseus is not easily fooled by the lies of others.

d. Odysseus thought the Cyclops was a clever monster.

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Shiloh Henry · Answer 1

Answer: B. Odysseus was not tricked by the Cyclops' question.

Among the choices above, it is the statement in letter B that explicitly expressed Odysseus character. Based on the excerpt, it can be concluded that Odysseus was not tricked by the question asked to him instead he gave a wise answer.